Display and shipping cabinet



F. SCHIMMEL DISPLAY AND SHIPPING CABINET Oct. 1, 1935.

Filed April 6, 1934 m a n w m m W M m n. N c 4 4 M s w m m H m rPatented Oct. 1, 1.935

UNITED STATES til- 99 Ar or ies '7 Claims.

My present invention relates to an extremely simple and highly efficientdisplay and shipping cabinet intended for general use but especiallywell adapted'for holding packets of flour and 5 vegetable seeds.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a display andshipping cabinet with doors or cover sections that may be used as aclosure for the open top of the cabinet when the same is being shippedor stored or that may be used as legs for supporting the cabinet at thedesired elevation when said cabinet is used for displaying the contentstherein.

To the above end, generallystated, the invention consists of the noveldevices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved cabinet with its coversections closed;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the improved cabinet;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cabinet with the cover sectionspartly open; r

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the invention when used as a displaycabinet and also fragmentarily showing in the cabinet trays for holdingpackets of seeds as diagrammatically illustrated by means of brokenlines;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view with some parts sectioned on the line 5-5of Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view with some parts sectioned on theline 6--6 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail view with some parts sectioned on theline 7-1 of Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale.

The cabinet includes a rectilinear box-like body 8 that is relativelyshallow and has an Y cabinet at a convenient elevation for theinspection of the contents therein. The cover section 9 is bifurcated,at its outer end portion, and the prongs thereof are designated by thenumeral l2 and the outer end portion of the cover section It] is in theform of a relatively wide tongue l3 that fits between the prongs l2 andforms a close joint therewith as well as the two cover sections '5' 9and I0.

When the cover sections Q and it] are closed the prongs 52 rest at theirouter end portions on metal plates M rigidiy secured to the coversection it and the tongue l3 rests at its outer end 10 and have threadedengagement with the plates 15 it and it. When the cover sections 9 and19 are positioned to aiford legs for the cabinet they are held open bythe screws l5 which extend through holes in the cover sections 9 and I0and have screw-threaded engagement with metal plates 20 ll rigidlysecured to the ends of the body 8.

From the above description of the cover sections 9 and 10 it is evidentthat the novel manner in shaping said sections permits the formation ofeach thereof to a length considerably greater 25 than one-half of thelength of the body 8 so that the cover sections 9 and [0 when used aslegs are of the proper length to support the cabinet at the desiredelevation.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a plurality of trays 30 I8 are removablymounted on a pair of laterally spaced upright supports l9. Thesesupports I9 extend from the front to the rear of the body 8 and areremovably mounted in grooves 20 formed in the sides of the body 8. Theupper 35 end portions of the supports is. are shaped to form step-likenotches 2| which rise progressively from the front to the rear of thecabinet. The trays l8 extend longitudinally of the body 8 and theyloosely rest on the notches 2! which support said trays, the one behindthe other, and also slightly one above the other from the front to therear of the cabinet. Said notches Zl also hold the trays l8 slightlyrearwardly inclined.

The trays l8 are transversely divided to form 45 compartments 22 forholding packets X of different kinds of seeds. Obviously, the novel wayin which the trays l8 are supported from the cabinet hold the packets Xso that the titles thereof may be easily read.

The closing of the cover sections 9 and I over the packets X holds saidpackets in the respective compartments 22 so that they can not get outof place during shipping of the cabinet.

To set up the cabinet the cover sections 9 and H] are opened, turnedinto leg-supporting positions and secured by the screws I6, aspreviously described. After the cabinet is set up the trays l8 areremoved therefrom as well as the uprights l9 and said uprights placed inthe grooves 20 and thereafter the trays [8 are placed on said supports.

From what has been said, it will be understood that the cabinetdescribed is capable of modifications as to details of construction andarrangement within the scope of the invention herein disclosed andclaimed.

What I claim is:

1. In a cabinet of the class described comprising a box-like body havingan open top, and a pair of cover sections for said open top hinged oneto each end of the body for movement from closed positions to dependingpositions outwardly of the end of the body, one of said sections beinglongitudinally bifurcated at its outer end portion and the other of saidsections having a tonguelike outer end portion that fits between theprongs of the bifurcated section when the cover sections are closed,said two cover sections having the same longitudinal length.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 which further includes a fasteningdevice for detachably connecting the two cover sections together.

3. The structure defined in claim 1 which further includes a stop memberon the bifurcated cover section between the prongs thereof and on whichthe tongue-like outer end of the other cover section rests when thecover sections are closed.

4. The structure defined in claim 1 which further includes a stop memberon the bifurcated cover section between the prongs thereof and on whichthe tongue-like outer end of the other cover section rests when thecover sections are closed, and fastening means for securing saidtongue-like outer end to the stop member.

5. The structure defined in claim 1 which further includes a pair ofstop members on the cover section having the tongue-like outer end andon which stop members the prongs of the other cover member rest when thecover sections are closed.

6. The structure defined in claim 1 which further includes a pair ofstop members on the cover section having the tongue-like outer end and.on which stop members the prongs of the other cover member rest when thecover sections are closed, and fastening means for securing said prongsto the stop members.

'7. In a cabinet of the class described comprising a box-like bodyhaving an open top, a pair of cover sections for said open top hingedone to each end of said body for movement from closed positions on thebody to depending positions outwardly of the ends of the body, saidcover sections when closed being edgewise overlapped in the same plane,and means for securing the cover sections to the ends of the cabinetwhen in said depending positions.

FRIDOLIN SCI-IIMMEL.

